Peoria continues to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development with the Livability Initiatives, which is comprised of six overarching goals for the city, including Economic Prosperity, Superior Public Services, Integrated Transportation, Arts and Cultural Enrichment, Smart Growth, and Healthy Neighborhoods. In 2009, the City of Peoria released its first Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), a guiding […]
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Peoria continues to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development with the Livability Initiatives, which is comprised of six overarching goals for the city, including Economic Prosperity, Superior Public Services, Integrated Transportation, Arts and Cultural Enrichment, Smart Growth, and Healthy Neighborhoods. In 2009, the City of Peoria released its first Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), a guiding […]
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The City of Peoria, Arizona is located in Yavapai and Maricopa County, approximately thirty minutes from Downtown Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert. Originally founded as an agricultural community, Peoria has experienced an abundance of growth and urban development, causing an increase in artificial light and light pollution. Peoria is exploring possibilities to earn Dark Sky […]
The City of Peoria has long dedicated itself to providing its residents with an excellent standard of living, which is reflected in its general planning documents, including its Sustainability Action Plan and Livability Initiatives. As a growing community, continuing to engage residents with its planning and information sharing is pertinent to maintaining its livability. Continually […]
Located in the historic Verde Valley of central Arizona, the Town of Clarkdale was established as a mining community for the United Verde Copper Company. Known for its copper deposits, the Town has established itself as a desirable community due to its small-town feel and dedication to providing its residents with services on the cutting […]
As a desert community, water is a precious resource for the City of Peoria. The City has consistently shown it is a forward-thinking community through its sustainability planning efforts. Peoria’s general planning document, PlanPeoriaAZ 2040, outlines the City’s commitment to ensuring the best quality of living for Peoria residents through the Livability Initiatives. As part […]
Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has collaborated with Penang Green Council (PGC) to organise a symposium on zero waste to enhance students’ and community’s understanding on zero waste. The symposium was successfully organised on 13th November 2021 via online platform at Facebook@usmcgss. CGSS USM and PGC have invited a few […]
Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) Universiti Sains Malaysia has collaborated with Penang Green Council (PGC) to organise a workshop on Waste to Wealth to increase community knowledge and awareness on waste management and train the community to practice waste management at home and in daily life. With the guidance from CGSS and PGC, this […]
The workshop was organised by the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) Universiti Sains Malaysia and Penang Green Council (PGC) on 9th January 2022. The workshop was fully conducted by the students under existing courses (Public Sector Economics and Tourism Economics). The students have worked together with the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) to demonstrate […]
Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) Universiti Sains Malaysia has collaborated with Penang Green Council (PGC) to organise Segregate and Recycle Your Waste! program. This program was carried out at Kampung Perlis, Balik Pulau, Penang on 15th January 2022. The program was run by students from university courses. The main purposes of this program are […]